The Bachelor in Paradise moment that was too WEIRD for TV: Jamie Doran’s meltdown ‘ended in a search party after he escaped the resort and tried to fly back to Australia’
Bachelor in Paradise fans couldn’t believe their eyes on Wednesday when ‘stage-five clinger’ Jamie Doran suffered one of the biggest meltdowns in the show’s history.
But it turns out viewers didn’t see the half of it – as it has since been claimed the highly strung 40-year-old went missing after trying to escape the resort in the middle of the night.
He was apparently so upset by the prospect of his ‘best friend’ Timm Hanly leaving the show that he slipped past producers and attempted to flee to the airport.
Too weird for TV: Jamie Doran’s (right) meltdown on Wednesday’s episode of Bachelor in Paradise ‘ended in a search party after he escaped the resort and tried to fly back to Australia’
The former Bachelorette star was reportedly so worried about being portrayed as a clinger again that ‘bolted’ without telling the cast and crew.
Producers sent out a search party to find Jamie, and he was eventually found at a bus stop, where he was waiting to catch a bus to the airport.
‘He wanted out – he’d had enough of the stage-five clinger stuff and hate that all the women were saying he was too old for them,’ a source told Woman’s Day.
Escape bid: The 40-year-old was apparently so upset by the prospect of his ‘best friend’ Timm Hanly leaving the show that he slipped past producers and attempted to flee to the airport
‘He was determined – he was headed for that airport and he was going to fly home. He was feeling really low.’
It comes after Paradise viewers were stunned on Wednesday when Jamie began crying hysterically and threatening to flee the show, after his friend Timm said he was considering leaving early.
Jamie – who was known for his bizarre and possessive behaviour on Angie Kent’s season of The Bachelorette – was so distraught at the thought of being ‘abandoned’ by Timm that he packed his bags and wanted to quit, too.
‘Look how much you’re f**king hurting me right now!’ During the episode, Jamie pleaded with Timm not to leave, telling the larrikin he ‘doesn’t know how much he means’ to him
‘My friendship with Timm is everything. Timm is my best friend!’ Jamie tearfully told producers.
Jamie then pleaded with Timm not to leave, telling the shaggy-haired larrikin he ‘doesn’t know how much he means’ to him during a tense bedroom showdown.
‘You know I came here because of you. Timm! Please, bro! Timm! You f**king know how much you mean to me!’ wailed Jamie as his friend packed his bags.
‘I’m not dying, bro!’ Timm (pictured) was baffled by Jamie’s outburst
‘Look how much you’re f**king hurting me right now! I want to wake up and see you every morning. Timm, please man! Stop packing! No! No! No!’ he shrieked.
A baffled Timm replied: ‘I’m not dying, bro!’
Meanwhile, bewildered viewers reacted to the scene on Twitter, with several saying that Jamie’s meltdown was difficult to watch.
‘The cringe is out of control’: Meanwhile, bewildered viewers reacted to the scene on Twitter, with several saying that Jamie’s meltdown was difficult to watch
‘I actually had to switch channel when Jamie was crying for Timm to stay coz [sic] the cringe is out of control’, one fan tweeted.
Another described Jamie’s meltdown as ‘one of the strangest and disturbing things’ they had ever seen on television.
Other viewers expressed their disbelief at the fact that Jamie is 40 years old, yet acts like someone who is much younger.
‘Why is a grown man, Jamie, crying and whimpering?’ Other viewers expressed their disbelief at the fact that Jamie is 40 years old, yet acts like someone who is much younger
‘Why is a grown man, Jamie, crying and whimpering?’ one fan tweeted, while another added: ‘And to think he is 40 years old. He was acting like a jilted love. Very bizarre.’
However, some viewers were more sympathetic and said they were genuinely concerned for Jamie’s wellbeing after his emotional display.
‘I’m legitimately worried about Jamie’, one fan tweeted.
Concerned: Some viewers were more sympathetic and said they were genuinely concerned for Jamie’s wellbeing after his emotional display